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Jesus 100: 100 days to find him, to follow him and to begin to become like him

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Leirvik, Oddbjørn (2010). Images of Jesus Christ in Islam (2nded.). Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4411-8662-1.

The Holy Bible says – Leviticus 19:28:” You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you: I am the Lord.” This does mean that Jesus tattoo design and tattoos shouldn’t be on your go-to list if you are Christian. Top 10 Jesus Tattoo Designs 1. Jesus Tattoos On Arm

The Talmud tractate Sanhedrin originally recorded that Yeshu the Nazarene was hung on the eve of Passover for the crime of leading Jews astray. This reference was excised from later versions of the Talmud, most likely because of its use by Christians as a pretext for persecution. Jesus probably did not have long hair, even during his ministry when he would have had a more "natural" look. Jewish men who had long hair were most likely to have taken a Nazarite vow, which Jesus probably did not. [10]

Perhaps you are reading this as a curious explorer, or as a new Christian, or as someone who has already spent years faithfully following Jesus. Here you have a 100 days to find him for the first time, or for the first time in a long time. A 100 days to change your life journey, to follow his path. A 100 days to actually become more like him. Yes. The first-century Jewish historian Josephus mentions Jesus, although the major reference in his Antiquities of the Jews appears to have been edited and augmented by Christian scribes. There are a few references in the Talmud to “Yeshu,” which many authorities understand as referring to Jesus.

Liddell and Scott's celebrated Greek-English Lexicon gives this definition for periklutos: "heard of all round, famous, renowned, Latin inclytus: of things, excellent, noble, glorious". Rev. James M. Whiton, ed. A Lexicon abridged from Liddell and Scott's Greek-English Lexicon. New York: American Book Company, N.D. c.1940s, p.549. Periklutos occurs in The Iliad and The Odyssey, and Hesiod's Theogony. While many people now regard Jesus as the founder of Christianity, it is important to note that he did not intend to establish a new religion, at least according to the earliest sources, and he never used the term “Christian.” He was born and lived as a Jew, and his earliest followers were Jews as well. Christianity emerged as a separate religion only in the centuries after Jesus’ death. Who Was Jesus? Ibn Arabi stated Jesus was Al-Insān al-Kāmil, the spirit and simultaneously a servant of God. Jesus is held to be "one with God" in whole coincidence of will, not as a being. Due to the spirit of God dwelling in Jesus, God spoke and acted through him. Yet Jesus is not considered to be God, but a person within God's word and spirit and a manifestation of God's attributes, like a mirror, a view resembling Nestorian traditions. [136] [137] Muslim commentators claim that the original Greek word used was periklutos, meaning 'famed', 'illustrious', or 'praiseworthy'—rendered in Arabic as Ahmad; and that this was replaced by Christians with parakletos. [92] [116] This idea is debated, asking if the traditional understanding is supported by the text of the Quran.

Some years ago I made a radical change to my life. Up until that point I had been living as a Christian and working as a vicar and evangelist on the rough basis of trying to be and do all the normal Christian stuff. I listened to God talks, read God books and had God conversations and sort of tried to do and be it all. My life, ministry and evangelism were ok, but only ok. Then I came to a change of direction in the road. I decided to find out as much as I could specifically about the man Jesus and to copy him. To make him my hero, my model, my mentor. To literally try and do it his way. Today I view the place where I live as my Galilee, I try to base my daily life of relationships, work and prayer on him. The way I wander around, share the good news and pray for healing is an attempt to do it his way. This ‘doing it his way’ personal revolution has transformed my life and ministry. Some scholars note that Jesus did not want to die. In the Garden of Gethsemane, he says, "Remove this cup from me" and, "My soul is sorrowful even unto death." [4] An early interpretation of verse 3:55 (specifically "I will cause you to die and raise you to myself"), Al-Tabari ( d. 923), records an interpretation attributed to Ibn 'Abbas, who used the literal "I will cause you to die" ( mumayyitu-ka) in place of the metaphorical mutawaffi-ka ('Jesus died'), while Wahb ibn Munabbih, an early Jewish convert, is reported to have said "God caused Jesus, son of Mary, to die for three hours during the day, then took him up to himself." Tabari further transmits from Ibn Ishaq: "God caused Jesus to die for seven hours", [71] while at another place reported that a person called Sergius was crucified in place of Jesus. Ibn-al-Athir forwarded the report that it was Judas, the betrayer, while also mentioning the possibility it was a man named Natlianus. [72] C. Stephens. The Historical Christ & The Jesus of Faith: The Incarnational Narrative as History. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004.Qaim, Mahdi Muntazir (2007). Jesus Through the Qur'an and Shi'ite Narrations. Queens, New York: Tahrike Tarsile Qur'an Inc. ISBN 978-1879402140.

Although this particular narrative is not found in the Bible, the theme of speaking from the cradle is found in the non-canonical pre-Islamic Syriac Infancy Gospel. The Syriac Infancy Gospel has Jesus declaring himself the Son of God, the Word, and affirming what the angel Gabriel had previously announced to Mary as detailed in the Gospel. [33] Creating birds from clay

Jesus also holds a description as both a word from God and a soul. [104] The interpretation behind Jesus as a spirit from God, is seen as his human soul. [ citation needed] Some Muslim scholars [ who?] occasionally see the spirit as the archangel Gabriel, but majority consider the spirit to be Jesus himself. [105] see also: "Others, however, understand the second coming of 'Isa ... [is] to kill the Dajjil, to break the cross and decimate all Christians and their places of worship, and to inaugurate the aforementioned period of peace before the actual coming of the Hour". [89] Watt, W. Montgomery (1991). Muslim-Christian Encounters: Perceptions and Misperceptions. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-05410-2. In Islam, Jesus is believed to have been the precursor to the Islamic prophet Muhammad. According to the Quran, the coming of Muhammad was predicted by Jesus in 61:6 Through this verse, early Arab Muslims claimed legitimacy for their new faith in the existing religious traditions and the alleged predictions of Jesus. [112] Muslims believe that Jesus was a precursor to Muhammad, and that he prophesied the latter's coming. [113] [20] This perspective is based on a verse of the Quran wherein Jesus speaks of a messenger to appear after him named "Ahmad". [114] Islam associates Ahmad with Muhammad, both words deriving from the h-m-d triconsonantal root which refers to praiseworthiness. Muslims assert that evidence of Jesus' pronouncement is present in the New Testament, citing the mention of the Paraclete whose coming is foretold in the Gospel of John. [115] Roberto Tottoli Biblical Prophets in the Qur'an and Muslim Literature Routledge, 11 January 2013 ISBN 978-1-136-12314-6 p. 121

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